Mario Grigorov is composing the score for the upcoming Lifetime original movie Petals on the Wind. The film is a sequel to Flowers in the Attic, which also featured a score by the composer, and stars Heather Graham, Ellen Burstyn and Dylan Bruce who will reprise their roles from the original. They are joined by Rose McIver, Wyatt Nash, Bailey Buntain and Will Kemp. The drama is set ten years after the first film and follows the family as they attempt to put their sordid past behind them, but tragedy strikes again, forcing Cathy to confront her grandmother and seek revenge on her mother. Merideth Finn & Michele Weiss are executive producing the project with Charles W. Fries, Rob Sharenow, Tanya Lopez and Lisa Hamilton Daly. Read the rest of this entry »
Mario Grigorov Scoring Lifetime’s ‘Petals on the Wind’
Posted: May 10, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Lifetime, Mario Grigorov, Petals on the Wind
William Olvis Dies at 56
Posted: May 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: William Olvis
William Olvis has passed away at age 56. The composer was best known for his theme and his score for 116 episodes of the hit drama Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. His best known feature scoring credit was the 1993 crime thriller Red Rock West directed by John Dahl and starring Nicolas Cage & Dennis Hopper. Olvis’ other credits include Dahl’s Kill Me Again starring Val Kilmer, the comedy drama 29th Street, the comedy Steal Big Steal Little starring Andy Garcia and the ABC drama series Life Goes On. He received four ASCAP Awards for Most Performed Underscore between 1995 and 1999. The composer died of throat cancer at his home in Malibu. Read the rest of this entry »
Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz Scoring NBC’s ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ Mini-Series
Posted: May 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Agnieszka Holland, Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz, NBC, Rosemary's Baby
Antoni Komasa-Lazarkiewicz has composed the original music for the NBC mini-series Rosemary’s Baby. The four-hour adaptation is based on the best-selling novel by Ira Levin and stars Zoe Saldana, Patrick J. Adams, Jason Isaacs and Carole Bouquet. The mini-series directed by Agnieszka Holland follows a young married couple who escapes New York and moves into a Paris apartment with a haunted past and an immeasurable price. James Wong (Final Destination, The One) and Scott Abbott (Queen of the Damned) have adapted the material for television. Joshua D. Maurer (The Hoax), Alixandre Witlin and David A. Stern are executive producing the Lionsgate Television production. Read the rest of this entry »
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 9, 2014)
Posted: May 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Chef, Dev Hynes, Eli Batalion, Fed Up, God's Pocket, Jerome Sable, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return, Lyle Workman, Marc Fantini, Michael Andrews, Michael Brook, Mike Andrews, Mom's Night Out, Mychael Danna, Nathan Larson, Neighbors, Palo Alto, Robert Schwartzman, Stage Fright, Steffan Fantini, The Devil's Knot, The Double, Toby Chu
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the comedy Neighbors directed by Nick Stoller and starring Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Dave Franco. The film’s original music is composed by Mike Andrews (The Heat, Bridesmaids, Bad Teacher, Donnie Darko). Atlantic Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film by artists including Flo Rida, Missy Elliott feat. The Black Keys, Fergie, Nappy Roots, K’naan, Theophilus London, Icona Pop, Ke$ha and more. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the animated feature Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return directed by Daniel St. Pierre & Will Finn and featuring the voice talent of Lea Michele, Martin Short, Hugh Dancy and Megan Hilty Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Kelsey Grammer, Oliver Platt, Patrick Stewart and Bernadette Peters. The film’s original songs are composed by Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Tift Merritt, Jim Dooley & Mike Himelstein. The movie’s original score is composed by Toby Chu (Covert Affairs, Burn Notice). Sony Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the songs and selections from the score. Check out our previous news article for the full album details. Read the rest of this entry »
Andrew Lockington Scoring ‘Incarnate’
Posted: May 9, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Andrew Lockington, Brad Peyton, Incarnate
Andrew Lockington is reuniting with director Brad Peyton on the upcoming thriller Incarnate. The film stars Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Catalina Sandino Moreno and David Mazouz. The movie follows an unconventional exorcist who taps into the subconscious of a nine-year old boy who is possessed by a powerful, ancient demon. Ronnie Christensen (Passengers, Dark Tide) has written the screenplay. Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity, Insidious) is producing the project through his Blumhouse production company. WWE Studios president Michael Luisi (The Call, Oculus) is executive producing alongside Trevor Engelson, Stuart Ford, Couper Samuelson, Michael Seitzman and Charles Layton. Read the rest of this entry »
John Debney to Score History’s ‘Houdini’
Posted: May 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: History Channel, Houdini, John Debney
John Debney has signed on to score the upcoming mini-series Houdini. The two-parter stars Adrian Brody as Harry Houdini and Kristen Connolly as his wife Bess. The four-hour series follows the magician as be finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters several U.S. presidents, as well as such personalities as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin. Uli Edel (The Baader Meinhof Complex) is directing the A + E Studios and Lionsgate Television production and Gerald W. Abrams (Nuremberg) and Andras Hamori (eXistenZ, Cheri) are executive producing the project. Nicolas Meyer (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Sommersby, Volunteers) has written the script. Debney has previously scored the mini-series Hatfields & McCoys and last year’s Bonnie & Clyde for A+E/History.
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‘Grace of Monaco’ Soundtrack Details
Posted: May 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Christopher Gunning, Grace of Monaco, Guillaume Roussel, Olivier Dahan, score, Soundtrack
Hamburger Records will release a soundtrack album for the biographical drama Grace of Monaco. The album features the film’s original music composed by Christopher Gunning who previously collaborated with the movie’s director Olivier Dahan on La Vie en Rose. Also included are classical pieces by Erik Satie, Jean Sibelius and more. Guillaume Roussel (3 Days to Kill) has composed additional music for the film. The soundtrack will be releasd digitally on May 12, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Grace of Monaco stars Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly and Tim Roth as her husband, Prince Rainier III. Frank Langella, Paz Vega, Parker Posey, Derek Jacobi and Milo Ventimiglia are co-starring in the movie, which follows the actress as she is being called upon to save Monaco from a crisis over its standing as a tax haven after it was given six months to reform the nation’s tax laws. Read the rest of this entry »
Benjamin Wallfisch to Score ‘Crawlspace’
Posted: May 8, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Benjamin Wallfisch, Crawlspace, Pressure
Benjamin Wallfisch has been tapped to score the upcoming horror thriller Crawlspace. The film is directed by Phil Claydon (Lesbian Vampire Killers) and stars Michael Vartan, Erin Moriarty, Nadine Velazquez, Blake Jenner, Ronnie Gene Blevins and Misty Upham. The movie follows a widower with a daughter who gets remarried and has the opportunity for a new start in a new house and immediately falls prey to strange occurrences. James Wan (The Conjuring, Insidious, Fast & Furious 7) is producing the New Line Cinema production with Rick Alvarez (A Haunted House, White Chicks) for The Safran Company. Gary Dauberman (Annabelle) has written the screenplay. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Hart Scoring ‘Comet’
Posted: May 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Comet, Daniel Hart
Daniel Hart is composing the music for the upcoming indie romantic comedy Comet. The film is written and directed by Sam Esmail and stars Emmy Rossum and Justin Long. The movie is set in a parallel universe and bounces back and forth over the course of an unlikely but perfectly paired couple’s six-year relationship. Farnaz Fahid, Chad Hamilton and Lee Clay (Beautiful Boy, 96 Minutes) are producing the project. Steve Golin (Babel, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, True Detective) is executive producing for Anonymous Content. Hart is best known for his music for last year’s Ain’t Them Bodies Saints starring Rooney Mara & Casey Affleck. Read the rest of this entry »
Academy to Sponsor ‘The Shape of Sound: The Music of Atticus Ross’
Posted: May 7, 2014 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music EventsTags: Atticus Ross
On June 12, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is sponsoring an evening of electronic music and conversation with composer Atticus Ross who will debut an original, stylized electronic soundscape to the audience. The composer of such films as The Book of Eli and Broken City and the upcoming Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy will talk about moving into film composing and discuss scoring David Fincher’s Academy Award-winning The Social Network, as well as the director’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the upcoming Gone Girl with long-time collaborator Trent Reznor. The event will take place during the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 12 at 7:00pm at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »
